Vegetable garden in conduct: on the day of San Martino we celebrate the XNUMXnd National holiday

    The summer of San Martino: three days and a little pocolino, says a famous proverb. These are 3 and a half days of almost summer weather, the days in which the novello opens and the agricultural activities symbolically end: what better date then to celebrate the Orti in Condotta, the 211 school gardens born throughout the national territory thanks to the project of Slowfood and the Bonduelle Foundation?



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    The summer of San Martino: three days and a little pocolino, says a famous proverb. These are 3 and a half days of almost summer weather, the days in which the novello opens and the agricultural activities symbolically end: what better date then to celebrate Gardens in Condotta, the 211 school gardens created throughout the country thanks to the project of slow food e L. Bonduelle.



    Just today these small plots of land will be put to rest, cared for by the beyond 16.800 students of the 224 schools involved: it is the II National Festival of the "Orto in Condotta", during which each school will organize - in collaboration with its local community - markets, laboratories cooking e snacks based on cultivated products, to celebrate your own small garden and consolidate the learning activities followed during the last school year.

    The project, born from the experience of edible School Garden di Slow Food United States, has spread throughout the world in a short time. His programthree-year is based onfood and environmental education and involves pupils, teachers, parents and grandparents in the care of a school garden and in the study of food processing in the kitchen.

    Each year the activities revolve around a specific theme:
    - 1st year: the garden and sensory education;
    - 2nd year: food and environmental education;
    - 3rd year: the culture of food and knowledge of the territory.

    Precisely for the purpose of educating children to a different relationship with food, which also passes through the respect for the environment, Orto in Conduct has found an exceptional partner in the L. Bonduelle Foundation. Founded in 2005 to support research in the medical, sociological and agronomic sector and actively promote a healthy and proper diet (by encouraging the consumption of fruit and vegetables), the Foundation adheres to the project as Supporter Official.



    Vegetable garden in conduct: on the day of San Martino we celebrate the XNUMXnd National holiday

    During this II National Holiday will also provide the playful-informative material dedicated to pupils and parents, distributing among other things a questionnaire on children's eating habits, the important role of the family and the school in the dissemination of good practices, the degree of sensitivity of children towards benefits of a healthy diet and their knowledge of the world of vegetables.



    You can find the program and the complete list of participating schools at www.slowfood.com

    If, on the other hand, you are already older and have neither children nor grandchildren, but you still want to try your hand at taking care of your own small, very personal garden, then we recommend that you read our guide on urban gardens.

    Eleonora Cresci

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